Means for clipping work gloves to belt



Jan. '13; 1970 E..J. GAYDOS MEANS FOR CLIPPING WORK GLOVES To BELT FiledSept. 1, 1967 INVEN TOR. EDWAQD d GfiYflOS,

United States Patent ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A U-shaped clamp toreceive a pair of work gloves; belt loops secured to one side of theclamp; a leaf spring secured to the same side of the clamp; a secondleaf spring secured to the other side of the clamp, said leaf springsmeeting within the clamp to engage said gloves and manual means toseparate said springs.

This invention relates to a device securable to a workmans belt andhaving means to receive, retain and at will release such objects as apair of work gloves. Though designed primarily for workmans gloves, thisdevice also is usable as a household item whereby the housewife cancarry conveniently such items as dust cloths, polishing webs, or evenwork or rubber gloves of her own.

It is an object of this invention to provide a device as aforesaid, madeup of a minimum of parts, easy to manufacture and assemble, and positivein operation- I It is a further object of this invention to provide adevice as aforesaid, which requires a minimum of eflo'rt on the part ofthe user to insert the gloves in holding position, and to retain thegloves in such position firmly against displacement and further toprovide manual means which will permitdislodgement of the gloves only atthe deliberate will ofthe user.

The above and other objects will be made clear'from the followingdetailed description taken in connection with the annexed drawings, inwhich:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the device in position on a belt andholding a pair of gloves;

FIGURE 2 is a rear elevation of the device shown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of FIG- URE 2; and

FIGURE 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of FIGURE 3.

The men who have need of the device of this invention frequently work inelevated positions, for example: telephone or power poles orscaffolding. Frequently, the job requires manual manipulation of somedelicacy and for such manipulation the customary work gloves orinsulation gloves are so thick and cumbersome as seriously to interferewith such manipulation. In such cases, the workman will desire to removethe gloves until the manipulation is complete, then put them on again.Now, particularly for elevated work, it is essential that while thegloves are not on the hands of the user, they be very safely stowed,since, if they were dropped, a special and unnecessary trip from the topof the pole or the scaffolding to the ground and back to the top againwould be required. The present invention provides a convenient means forholding the gloves against dislodgment while 3,488,812 Patented Jan. 13,1970 "ice the gloves are not in use and permitting easy removal from theholding means without a wrestling match to free the gloves.

Referring now to the drawings, the device comprises essentially aU-shaped clip 10 having a rear leg 12 and a front leg 14, with the rearleg 12 of greater length than the front leg 14. The legs 12 and 14 areappropriately spaced to receive a pair of work gloves 16 between them.

A pair of loops 18 are riveted at 20 to the rear leg 12 and receive aconventional belt 22.

Between the belt loops 18, the rear leg 12 is provided with an aperture24 through which passes the bent end 26 of a leaf spring 28 having itsopposite end riveted to the back of the rear leg 12 at 30.

The front leg 14 has an aperture 32 confronting the aperture 24 in therear leg 12. A leaf spring 34 is riveted at 36 to the front of the frontleg 14 and has a bent end 38 passing through the aperture 32 andengaging the bent end 36 of the leaf spring 28, a relationship bestshown in FIGURE 3.

The rear leg 12 has its free end bent rearwardly at 40 while the frontleg 14 has its free end bent forwardly at 42. This facilitates the entryof a pair of gloves between the legs 12 and 14, where they are grippedbetween the bent end 26 of the spring 28 and the bent end 38 of thespring 34. The grip is exceedingly firm and the withdrawal of the glovesis strongly resisted.

A C-shaped bracket 44 is secured to the front leaf spring 34 by a rivet46 just below the bent portion 38 of the spring 34 and by bent arms 48adjacent the lower rivet 36. The bracket 44 has an outwardly extendingupper flange 50 and a similar outwardly extending lower flange 52. A pin54 penetrates the flanges and has a holding bead 56 at its lower end a(preferably) plastic head 58 at its upper end. The pin is surrounded byplastic rings 60 which secure the pinagainst rattling and which maycarry any desired indicia.

When it is desired to release the gloves from the grip of the bentportions 26 and 38, it is only necessary to press on handle 58 of thepin 54 and swing it to the dotted line position of FIGURE 2, whichwithdraws the bent portion 38 through the aperture 32 in the leg 14,thereby permitting free and easy removal of the gloves.

While certain specific details and embodiments have been discussed andshown in the foregoing disclosure, clearly these are susceptible ofmodification by one skilled in the art.

What is claimed is:

1. A device for releasably receiving and holding a pair of gloves or thelike comprising: a U-shaped member having spaced front and rear legs;independent springs penetrating said legs and meeting therebetween; andmeans to disengage said springs.

2. A device as set forth in claim 1, in which said springs are leafsprings having one end of each respectively secured to said front andrear legs.

3. A device as set forth in claim 1, including belt receiving loopssecured to said rear leg.

4. A device for releasably receiving and holding a pair of gloves or thelike comprising: a U-shaped member having spaced front and rear legs;independent springs penetrating said legs and meeting therebetween; andmeans to 3 disengage said springs, said spring disengaging meanscomprising a pin mounted in a bracket secured to one of said springs,said pin having at its upper end a manually engageable knob.

5. A device as set forth in claim 4, in which said springs are leafsprings having one end of each respectively secured to said front andrear legs.

6. A device as set forth in claim 4, including belt receiving loopssecured to said rear leg.

7. A device as set forth in claim 6, in which said springs are leafsprings having one end of each respectively secured to said front andrear legs.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,566,195 12/1925 Gandrau 2431,718,433 6/1929 Rivas 24-3.1

FOREIGN PATENTS 573,405 3/1924 France.

OTHER REFERENCES German printed application 1,129,010 May 1962.

DONALD A. GRIFFIN, Primary Examiner

